Happy Saturday!

Thought it would be fun to share some more pics of the landscaping. The guys were here all day yesterday trimming bushes and cleaning gutters and then today came in to do the retaining wall and bring the dirt in. The wall is about 1/2 done- still have to go up the other side but this gives you an idea of how torn up our yard it right now:



Don't let the pic fool you-lol- Brian didn't do this but he is checking out the work- he was at the site all day with Tristan.




This is the little girl next door who is the same age as Ellie- they will have fun playing together this summer! Rachel asked me to take her picture when I was out in the yard- she loves having her picture taken!


Here she is with her brother and sister- taking a break from their pool (something else Ellie is sure to have fun with this summer!) :



Just some silly pics of the boys last night- Jax LOVES ketchup and will lick his plate clean, as you can see:




And when I try to give him a napkin he just drops it on the floor (didn't get the napkin in the pic though)....




And gets back to business:



Of course Tristan had to ham it up too. His "cartoon" as he called it (commercial maybe?) for Pizza Ranch Dessert Pizza:



Hmmmm......


And that is what he thinks of it!

Some new pics

Poor Gilbert...He had an abscess in his paw and the vet came to the house last night to lance and drain it and gave him a dexamethasone and a penicillin shot. He is definitely better than before the vet visit, but I feel so bad for him. Here is a close up:




















Here are some pics of the boys tonight as well:












































Also wanted to include some pics of the swing set- pre-landscaping- in the next week or so the landscapers are coming to put up a new retaining wall to mimic the one around the tree (but in a different color) out back:































Here is my "Herb
Garden" planter

My first blog on this site

I thought it would be fun to create a blog for family and friends to keep up to date on our lives here in Iowa.
Tonight we went to a free dinner in Paullina - just the 4 of us and Tooty (Scotty). Tristan, Brian and Scotty went to the dairy site to ride four-wheelers after that and Jax and I just came home. Brian and Tristan should be back any minute. Jax is watching the DVD of Tristan's "Kingdom Quest" school musical. He watches it several times a week. I am working tomorrow and just trying to get all geared up for our busy summer. Brian's sister Jodi will be here Monday night. I will work Monday as to free up one of my days that she is here next week. I am still just trying to get all settled in to my new office at work. A lot of work! It feels so great to have a nice office where I can teach my patients, meet with drug reps, and of course do all of the "behind the scenes" stuff that comes along with my job. (:
It should get into the 90's this week- Whew! Not a good time for the a/c to go out in my car! And that is getting fixed next week-
Well, hope this finds you all well!